INX Media case: Chidambaram to remain in Tihar jail till October 3

Special CBI court says no change in circumstances, former union minister allowed pillow, chair

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the city extended the judicial custody of former finance minister P Chidambaram till October 3 in case related to alleged irregularities in Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approvals for INX Media. The court, however, accepted Chidambaram’s plea to be given a chair and a pillow, as the former union minister said he was suffering from back pain.

Noting that there had been no change in circumstances and that Chidambaram had already moved a regular bail plea before the Delhi High Court, the special CBI court on Thursday said that the former